MENTAL BARRIERS
I can do all things through Christ
who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13
Barriers of
impossibility confront us daily. Some of those barriers are physical realities but a lot of them are mental
barriers. After we have faced impossibilities
for so long and seen others fail, we accept
failure as a reality.
For so many
years, the record for the mile hovered above four minutes. The last effort to break
that limit was in 1945, when Gunder Haegg had approached the barrier with a time of 4:01.4. But many people said the limits of physical capacity had
been reached; it was impossible to
break the four-minute barrier. But in 1954 Roger Bannister broke the tape at 3:59.4. And what was the
result? Well, as soon as the myth of the "impossible barrier" was
dispelled, the four-minute mile was attacked and pierced by many with apparent ease. In almost no time the four-minute
achievement was bettered 66 times by 26 different runners! Bannister broke the
myth of the four-minute mile and created an atmosphere of possibility for succeeding runners. Many barriers of impossibilities
are myths we have come to accept as reality. When we come into relationship with Christ, He becomes
our new reality. His word becomes our
mandate. His grace become our strength and His power our source of energy and
action. What He says we can do, we can do! What He says is possible, is
possible. We cannot serve an all-powerful God and continue to make excuses for our non-performance. In this breakthrough year,
get ready to break some barriers. Don't just sit around and settle for
the easiest targets. Reach out for God's best. Do what God has called you to
do. You can do it!
Prayer: Father, I receive the fullness of Your ability in my life and boldly step out to
break barriers.
Scriptural
Reading: Philippians 4:10-19
